Quotes From "Refusing To Be A Man: Essays On Sex And Justice" By John Stoltenberg

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But the idea of an Aryan race could never become metaphysically true, despite all the violence unleashed to create it, because there simply is no Aryan race. There is only the idea of it–and the consequences of trying to make it seem real. The male sex is very like that. John Stoltenberg
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If you look at all the variables in nature that are saidto determine human “sex, ” you can’t possibly find one that will unequivocally split the species into two. Each of the so-called criteria of sexedness is itself a continuum–including chromosomal variables, genital and gonadal variations, reproductive capacities, endocrinological proportions, and any other criterion you could think of. Any or all of these different variables may line up in any number of ways, and all of the variables may vary independently of one another. John Stoltenberg
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They have sex. They do not have a sex. In their erotic lives, they are not required to act out their status in a category system–because there is no category system. There are no sexes to belong to, so sex between creatures is free to be between genuine individuals–not representatives of a category. They have sex. They do not have a sex. John Stoltenberg